They are the Ford Tier 4 test drivers, and their job is to make sure that the Ford vehicles that show up on the dealership floor and put into the hands of customers are the safest cars the company can make. Employees, vendors and members of the management team are taught to challenge their own assumptions and to learn more about problems or processes by putting eyes and hands on the situation. For job seekers who believe that driving new cars is a calling, there are a few other avenues that might be worth considering. To get the best data from its staff of test drivers, Ford put into place the four-tier system in 2001. This allowed the bulk of the data to come from those who were qualified but not trained to elite status while offering those with the talent and s****s to push vehicles to their limit to give feedback only they could offer. They're the best of the best. Though Mustang development focused mainly on a hardtop coupe, the effort more or less assumed that a convertible would also be offered despite its inevitably higher price and lower sales.
